Sony Online Entertainment, the developers of Everquest and various other MMOs, have parted company with Sony after being purchased by New York based investment firm, Columbus Nova. SOE has also changed their name to Daybreak Game Company.

A group known as Lizard Squad has stated, via twitter, that they have performed DDOS attacks on the Sony's PlayStation Network, Sony Online Entertainment, Blizzard's Hearthstone, Riot Games' League of Legends and Grinding Gear Games' Path of Exile.

At last week’s SOE Live, Sony Online Entertainment and Infernum Productions announced that the upcoming free to play dragon focused MMORPG Dragon’s Prophet will be released on PC in North America and Europe on September 18.

SOE has today launched PlanetSide 2 Alpha squad, a limited time package that offers fans an array of benefits such as instant beta access, exclusive titles and more for the upcoming free to play mmofps.